After a fractured mandate, the NPP, which won 19 seats, wooed regional parties - United Democratic Party (6), People's Democratic Front (4) and Hill State People's Democratic Party (2).

BJP has appointed Union Ministers - Nitin Gadkari and Jual Oram - as Central Observers to help facilitate the election of BJP legislature party leader in the state.

This discontentment came a day after the HSPDP agreed to form a coalition government in the state led by the NPP with the support of UDP, People's Democratic Front (PDF), BJP and one independent. "HSPDP says "no" to be in the Regional Democratic Alliance if BJP is part of the Alliance".

Conrad (40) is the youngest son of former Lok Sabha speaker PA Sangma, who died in 2016.

BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma, announced after Mr Sangma staked claim to form the government and received an invite. They were administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Ganga Prasad.In Nagaland, Neiphiu Rio of the newly floated Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) was appointed CM under Clause (1) of Article 164 of the Constitution by the Governor.

Conrad Kongkal Sangma has begun his innings as the head of a non-Congress government in Meghalaya 10 years after his father Purno Agitok Sangma stitched one.

Italians vote in country's general electionsChancellor Angela Merkel's party remained the biggest force in the German Parliament despite the rise of the anti-immigrant AfD. Steve Bannon - who helped Donald Trump win the White House - told the New York Times that Italy's election was "pure populism" .

Conrad has two siblings - bother James Sangma and sister Agatha.

The only person said to in the race for the post was his sister Agatha Sangma. Congress leader also shared a Tweet on his Twitter account after the party's dismal performance in the Northeast Assembly elections.

The new Chief Minister urged his coalition to work together as a team to ensure that Meghalaya made rapid progress.

BJP, which did not have a single councillor in all of Tripura and lost its deposit in 49 constituencies out of 50 in 2013 assembly elections, had managed this land sliding victory.

After failing to win over allies to form a government in Meghalaya, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday hit out at the BJP for "usurping" power through "proxy" by using "big money" to create an opportunistic alliance.

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